Senator Harman Albert Darting View All Years

H. A. DARTING

Harman Albert Darting was born at Missouri Valley, Iowa February 5, 1875. He received his education in rural schools. Moved to Glenwood, Mills county, Iowa, in 1911 to operate the Glenwood Canning Company with Mr. McGavern, a banker of Missouri Valley, which partnership was dissolved by the accidental death of Mr. McGavern. Subsequently Mr. Darting entered the automobile business.

In the earlier years of residence in Glenwood, Mr. Darting served a number of terms as mayor of the city.

In 1920 he was elected State Senator from the 8th District of Iowa and re-elected four years later, serving a total of eight years. Mr. Darting ably represented his district and became prominent and well known throughout the state.

At the expiration of his senatorial term, Mr. Darting was appointed to serve on the State Highway Commission by Governor John Hammill.

At the time that his health failed a few months ago, he was in charge of the horticultural division of Glenwood State School, a line of work for which he was especially well trained and fitted.

Mr. Darting was a member of Glenwood Lodge No. 58, A. F. & A. M.; Mt. Gerizim Ch. No. 59, Royal Arch Masons; O. E. S., Glenwood Chapter No. 412, and Ivanhoe Commandery No. 17; Council Bluffs Knights Templar, and the Shrine.

H. A. Darting died at Bettendorf, Iowa, February 14, 1945, at the age of seventy years and nine days. Mrs. Darting died in 1913. Mr. Darting is survived by four children: Eva, Mrs. John Hill of Marengo, Iowa; Miss Verona of Mead, Nebraska; Miss Byrl of Audubon, Iowa, and Hilliard A. Darting of Omaha and his two children; two brothers and two sisters.

His loyalty to country, fidelity to duty and faithfulness in every public and private trust was an inspiration to all with whom he came in contact.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Fifty-first General Assembly of Iowa, That in the passing of H. A. Darting, this state mourns the loss of a valuable and honored citizen, a man who devoted many years of his life to public service, and the Senate of Iowa by this resolution extends to his family its deepest sympathy.

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this memorial resolution be printed in the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary be directed to send enrolled copies to the members of the family of the deceased.

O. N. HULTMAN,

CARL O. SJULIN,

DE VERE WATSON,

ED S. WHITE,

IRVING D. LONG,

Committee.

The resolution was unanimously adopted.